The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (CWC) was an annual association football cup competition organized by UEFA since 1960. Prior to 1994 the tournament was officially called the European Cup Winners' Cup. The competition was a straight knockout competition open only to the cup winner club of each country, or the losing finalist, if the winner managed a double. After the establishment of the UEFA Champions League (formerly called the European Champion Clubs' Cup) in the early 1990s, the standing and prestige of the Cup Winners' Cup began to decline. With the expansion of the Champions League in 1997 to allow more than one team from the highest-ranked member associations to enter, the CWC began to look noticeably inferior. By the late 1990s, the CWC had come to be seen as a second-rate competition with only one or two big name teams available to enter each year and the interest in the tournament from both major clubs and the public dropped. Finally, with the further expansion of the UEFA Champions League to include as many as three or four teams from the top footballing nations, the decision was taken to abolish the competition after the end of the 1998–99 tournament, which was won by Lazio.

All-time top scorers

Rank Player Goals Ratio Years Club(s) (Goals) 1 Rob Rensenbrink2536 Club Brugge (2)Anderlecht (23)2 Gerd Müller20251966–1972 Bayern Munich (20) Gianluca Vialli20351988–1999 Sampdoria (13)Chelsea (7) 4 François Van der Elst18301975–1980 Anderlecht (18)5 Roger Claessen17231965–1972 Standard Liège (16)Beerschot (1) Hans Krankl17331972–1986 Rapid Wien (8)Barcelona (9)7 Mendonça16231961–1969 Atlético Madrid (14)Barcelona (2) Kurt Hamrin16231960–1968 Fiorentina (12)Milan (4)9 Włodzimierz Lubański15171969–1971 Górnik Zabrze (15) Hristo Stoichkov15281988–1997 CSKA Sofia (7)Barcelona (8) Alon Mizrahi15181993–1999 Maccabi Haifa (15)12 Lothar Emmerich1491965–1966 Borussia Dortmund (14) Peter Osgood14181970–1977 Chelsea (12)Southampton (2) Kiril Milanov1481976–1983 Levski Sofia (13)Lokomotiv Sofia (1) Klaus Allofs14391979–1993 Fortuna Düsseldorf (4)1. FC Köln (4)Marseille (4)Werder Bremen (2)

Top scorers by season

The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament.

SeasonPlayer(s)Club(s)Goals1960–61 Kurt Hamrin Fiorentina 61961–62 János Göröcs Újpest 81962–63 Georgi Asparuhov Botev Plovdiv 6 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur1963–64 Mascarenhas Sporting CP 111964–65 Pierre Kerkhoffs Lausanne 6 Václav Mašek Sparta Prague Ivan Mráz Sparta Prague1965–66 Lothar Emmerich Borussia Dortmund 141966–67 Roger Claessen Standard Liège 101967–68 Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV 81968–69 Carl-Heinz Rühl 1. FC Köln 61969–70 Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze 71970–71 Włodzimierz Lubański Górnik Zabrze 81971–72 Peter Osgood Chelsea 81972–73 Luciano Chiarugi Milan 71973–74 Jupp Heynckes Borussia Mönchengladbach 81974–75 Willy van der Kuijlen PSV Eindhoven 81975–76 Rob Rensenbrink Anderlecht 81976–77 Kiril Milanov Levski Sofia 131977–78 Ab Gritter Twente 6 Ferdinand Keller Hamburger SV François Van der Elst Anderlecht1978–79 Alessandro Altobelli Inter Milan 71979–80 Mario Kempes Valencia 91980–81 David Cross West Ham United 61981–82 Ramaz Shengelia Dinamo Tbilisi 6 Eddy Voordeckers Standard Liège1982–83 Santillana Real Madrid 81983–84 Viktor Hrachov Shakhtyor Donetsk 5 Mark McGhee Aberdeen Serhiy Morozov Shakhtyor Donetsk1984–85 Valery Gazzaev Dynamo Moscow 5 Andy Gray Everton Antonín Panenka Rapid Wien1985–86 Ihor Belanov Dynamo Kyiv 5 Oleg Blokhin Dynamo Kyiv Frank Lippmann Dynamo Dresden Oleksandr Zavarov Dynamo Kyiv1986–87 John Bosman Ajax 81987–88 Paulinho Cascavel Sporting CP 61988–89 Hristo Stoichkov CSKA Sofia 71989–90 Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria 71990–91 Roberto Baggio Juventus 91991–92 Péter Lipcsei Ferencváros 61992–93 Alexandre Czerniatynski Antwerp 71993–94 Ivaylo Andonov CSKA Sofia 5 Eoin Jess Aberdeen Ulf Kirsten Bayer Leverkusen Alon Mizrahi Maccabi Haifa1994–95 Ian Wright Arsenal 91995–96 Petr Samec Hradec Králové 91996–97 Robbie Fowler Liverpool 71997–98 Pasquale Luiso Vicenza 81998–99 Alon Mizrahi Maccabi Haifa 7

By player RankPlayerTitlesGoalsSeasons1 Włodzimierz Lubański215 1969–70, 1970–71 Alon Mizrahi121993–94*, 1998–99 * Two or more players were equal top scorers. List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

By club RankClub TitlesGoalsSeasons1 Dynamo KyivIn the 1985–86 season, three Dynamo Kyiv players were joint top scorers.3151985–86*, 1985–86*, 1985–86*2 Sparta PragueIn the 1964–65 season, two Sparta Prague players were joint top scorers.2121964–65*, 1964–65* Hamburger SV141967–68, 1977–78* Górnik Zabrze151969–70, 1970–71 Anderlecht141975–76, 1977–78* Standard Liège161966–67, 1981–82* Shakhtyor DonetskIn the 1983–84 season, two Shakhtyor Donetsk players were joint top scorers.101983–84*, 1983–84* Sporting CP171963–64, 1987–88 Aberdeen121983–84*, 1993–94* CSKA Sofia121988–89, 1993–94* Maccabi Haifa121993–94*, 1998–99 * Two or more players were equal top scorers. List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

By country RankCountry TitlesGoalsSeasons1Includes West Germany but not East Germany.5421965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1977–78*, 1994–95*In the 1983–84 season, two Ukrainian players were joint top scorers, and in the 1985–86 season, three Ukrainians players were joint top scorers.251983–84*, 1983–84*, 1985–86*, 1985–86*, 1985–86*361964–65*, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87361962–63*, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1994–95, 1996–97381972–73, 1978–79, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1997–9864291966–67, 1977–78*, 1981–82*, 1992–93311962–63*, 1976–77, 1988–89, 1993–94*In the 1964–65 season, two Czech players were joint top scorers.261964–65*, 1964–65*, 1984–85*, 1995–9693151983–84*, 1984–85*, 1993–94*102151969–70, 1970–71141961–62, 1991–92*121993–94*, 1998–99 * Two or more players were equal top scorers. List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

See also List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers List of UEFA Champions League top scorers

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